Commerce and Arts

Monash University

About

A double degree course in Commerce and Arts gives you the skills to commercialise artistic endeavours, or apply commercial knowledge across different industry sectors.You'll have genuine diversity of choice, with more than 40 majors and minors on offer.

And your options are only as limited as your imagination.

Combine Economics and Politics or Philosophy as a great launching pad for a political career;

or Marketing Science and Psychology to understand why people buy certain products;

or group Management Studies and Music to have the skills or manage a band or work for a record label.

Structure

Double degree courses include the features of the component degree courses, except that electives may be reduced.

Commerce

The Bachelor of Commerce is a comprehensive course, structured in three equal parts. In the double degree course you complete the following two parts:

A. Commerce specified study

This will provide you with a broad foundation for your study of commerce and expose you to several commerce disciplines. This will contribute breadth to your knowledge of commerce and address the graduate course outcomes. It will also give you the opportunity to learn more about each discipline before finalising your choice of major.

B. Commerce listed major

This will provide you with a focused program of study that will develop your expertise in one discipline area. You will develop, apply and communicate an advanced level of understanding of the concepts and theoretical frameworks that constitute the knowledge base of your major area of study.

Arts

The Bachelor of Arts is a comprehensive course, structured in three equal parts. In the double degree course you complete the following two parts:

A. Arts listed major

This will provide you with a focused program of study that will develop your practical and theoretical skills and knowledge in one Faculty of Arts listed major area of study. You will learn to critically analyse, apply and communicate an advanced level of understanding of the concepts and theoretical frameworks that constitute the knowledge base of the area of study.

B. Arts specified study

This will expose you to several arts discipline areas of study contributing breadth to your knowledge of the arts, humanities and social sciences. It will also give you the opportunity to learn about several areas of study before finalising your choice of major and minor.

Entry requirements

Qualifications

Equivalent Australian Year 12

Recent secondary education

ATAR requirements

ATAR

92.55

Note Lowest Selection Rank to which an offer was made

86

Note Monash guarantee for 2021 entry

85.6

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Subject prerequisites

All applicants must satisfy the following prerequisites or their equivalents.

Australian VCE subjects

English

Units 3 & 4: a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or 25 in English other than EAL

Maths

Units 3 & 4: a study score of at least 25 in Mathematical Methods (any) or Specialist Mathematics

Sciences/Other

N/A

IB subjects

English

At least 4 in English SL or 3 in English HL or 5 in English B SL or 4 in English B HL

Maths

At least 4 in Mathematics Sl or 3 in Mathematics HL or 3 in Further Mathematics HL

Sciences/Other

N/A

VET Study

All applicants must satisfy the equivalence of the VCE subject prerequisites.

VET Certificate IV, Diploma or Advanced Diploma graduates: Applicants will require a minimum 70% average to be considered for selection. Preference will be given to applicants whose prior studies are related to the course. Programs that involve competency-based assessment without grades or marks will not be sufficient to meet admission requirements.

  • For Monash College Diploma students, refer to Monash College Diploma destination degrees.
  • For Monash University Foundation Year students, refer to Monash University Foundation Year destination degrees

Entire academic recordThis course uses the entire academic record as part of its selection considerations.

Higher education

University: Applicants will be require a minimum 70% average to be considered for selection. Preference will be given to applicants whose prior studies are related to the course. A minimum of two single units must be completed in order to meet minimum admission requirements.

Entire academic recordThis course uses the entire academic record as part of its selection considerations

Work and life experience

Multiple pathways to this course

Applicants who have successfully completed Year 12 are eligible to apply for this course.

Applicants with no formal secondary or tertiary qualifications are not eligible to apply for this course. This course uses the entire academic record as part of its selection considerations.

If you don't meet the published requirements for entry, you may want to consider one of the Pathway options

Alternative qualifications and prerequisites

For other domestic and international qualification entry requirements and scores for this course based on your prior studies, use the study credit and admissions eligibility search.

English requirements

Applicants must also meet the English language requirements.

University entrance requirements

Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes

Students in the double degree course achieve the Course Outcomes of the two partner courses.

Institution